New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
MAKING 1T ALL RIGHT.
SOME YANKEES OF TIE SOUTH SHORE.

occupied the only bed in the house wondered IN what
way our entertainers passed the dark hours The cracks
leading from floor to the floor below LET the sound
OF great deal OF snoring, that my conscience did not
aot me as II might otherwise have DONE IL seemed to
me In the middle OF the night that said in
dream:
You'll have ter git mp. Git up. tell you'll"
tried to rouse myself. There glimmer of day
light filing tho outside fog Those words about getting
up sounded again from the foot of the stairs which led
into this chamber where slept And now the head OF
Maria Jane Yates appeared in the opening left III the
floor boards that the stairs might come through.
"The wants ter git into bis barn., said Ma la Jane
mpressively
"Ten him 70 go into HIS barn." said with equal i'm
pressvcness, but vaguely, ono who still half sleeps
"Youll have Git yourself awake and dress for he's
vaitn'," announced tho voice. I'd Jest as eves
co. so fur's I'm concerned II added eff you say So"
How dreadful it is to waken in the midst Of the first
sound sleep you have had all the night! could not
imagine what all this talk about, hut made
mighty effort and got up. then heard the humble Of
mans voice, not Marshs, below, and thought heard
the word dorg pronounced with an unpleasant en-
phass Mariaa Jane nodded at me-
The dorg We know" she said Mr.. Morse couldn't
cit into his barn to feed his calf nor nothn cause your
dorg there lie says it's Rendered him 30 cents wuth
Already for lie meant to have started early for the SAT-
hay he bought at the harbor."
Now awake. 1t did not seem two minutes until
was walking the ridge with Mr. Morse and STRIVING
70 keep up with his strides. The fog was 80
thick could barely my companion and the air was
So salt could taste 1t on my lips. The tide was going
out by the long drawn, sucking gurgles 1t made
among the loose stones at my left where stony Beach
curved its little stretch between its rocky boundaries In
such mist this knew very little about the time OF
sun-rising felt that paying too dear for having
O dog TO protect our property.
Thought you goin' ter sit yer tent mp ana gu
settled ysterdy" said Mr. Morse over his shoulder at
me "A scrambled breathlcss just at his heels.
$50 thought We engaged Mr.. Yates to put 1t up
replied, gasping
could have told We bettern that" said Mr.. Morse as
people always say when it is too late He laughed
hoarsely Guess he didn't have time, did he ~ Then
he laughed again. e." en- tell ye one thing he said sud-
denly facing round on me- the mist making him look ike
giant YOU never1l git that tent up ef You wait Tor
Marsh Yates to do it, Then he turned ana threw the
following words at me from his shoulder: IN don't
sees en- have that dorg my premises guardin OF
other folks property much longer 1t don't make man
feel pleased TO 20 ter HIS own barn and find dogs
big "a OK set his tail an GRIMM at ye so st ye
feel Obliged 10 run II ye valy your life. N amt pre-
pared ter die yet-not by OF dorg ia my own
barn"
could not but agree with these sentiments told Mr.
Morse perhaps rather profusey than was nccess
ary that agreed with him. aud that should try ana
make II all right with him Let me say here that yod
are always committing yourself rashly when you say to
countryman whether OF the shore or inland that you
Will make II all right with him. lie Immediately
thinks you have plenty Of money and are unsophlsu-
Gated aud u he has previously had IN his MIND that
one dollar would make II right with him. when he hears
Won make that remark he directly decides 10 charge two
dolars When orr goods finally removed from MI
Morscs barn we asked him what We owed him.
He looked reaectiyely of at the In tho direction
OF Cape Ann / have noticed that all the men VINO i've
permanently on this shore have this same appearance OF
possessing reflective powers. That is only an appear
nnco san convinced for TO reflect In reality one must
nrst have mind: and tile masculine mind hereaoouts
seems TO have been nearly all absorbed In dull plan
ming Us to how living can be got without working.
certain Sharpening OF intellect, has taken place since
thsre has been somewhat OF influx OF summer visitors
not a. regards work but regards what IL popn'ary
known rs skinnng the visitors" The SHINING goes
through ovcrytlu;. from the price OF lobster or
dozen perch to rowing You for an hour In leaky boat
wherein you have to sit with your skirts tucked up
ankles you are 50 unfortunate as 20
y. woman and wear skirts and where you are not I'M
frequently asked jest take that dppcr and na her
out LITTLE won't e ." You gladly bail her OUT because
YOU don't want 70 with your feet several inches deep
I'm salt water. But when you land, scrampihs out as
hos, you can on tie shallow beach, and try to make 1t
riht with your boat nn you do feel rs II you had not
had your moneys worth. II WAS experiences IKE theso
which Lei rs to set mp boat salt Pond, sheet OF
water which lay back OF the beach where We WERE
between our beach and the main land.
But must not anticipate my story, and set up boat
before we have set up our tent.
Whom Mr. Morse had contemplated the blue line OF the
North shore for "a sufficient length Of time after my
ueson ae 20 my Indebtedness no said that he guessed
la should charse about IS cents for storage, ana no
guessed that the damage 10 his peace OF nina by hNu
that dorg kocpn OF HIN tenter hooks IN the way ne
ad y.oud be nggered at about 81 So and he wouldn't
have no dOrg that would grin In thht way III MS DaH
og,n for twice that money. Twant no object
Tkuew exactly how our big mastif Max woud. as MI
uorse graphically expressed It, sit his tail ana grin
"a any one whom he thought had intrusive Intentions
would be willing 10 pay good many more collars Ia'cr
than that Max should give up that expression OF counte
nance whom he deemed that he had OCCASION to use IT,
This settlement with Mr. Morse was effected after we
had reached tho barn, and Max growing amiablc had
consented at my request to the sehtrHloe III!
plored Mr. Morse think OF one VINO womb pitch
our tent for us ontreated him % do himself ana 60
after his hay 20 morrow No; he WIS immoya0le lie
said that kind OF mash hay was Kind he Den Wihuh
too long to resk losin 1t now"
Ho actually hurried to get away.fro my importnm-
ties He whipped his old horse down the h and al the
foot of It ;ho pulled up and shouted back Tor me 20 g
s, Yates TO 20 over tho pond and fetch amanom the
road"
We were fast learning that Maria Jane was the only
or.on with particle OF energy. When returned to tho
Yate, house | learned that Maria had been down 10
ar,s dory and found that he had brought In three o0
from the pots the night before, but had not brought
them any further. They had twisted about All hiSh '
locked themselves firmly and viciouSy together ana
,yoro nor a string OF lobster mixed with rope which
Maria plunged into the biz kettle under which IRE was
now burning
Ct q1less thafll uncllnch nm" she said ana added
Won en- have fresh billed lobster for breakfast"
We al breakfastcd much rs we had suppod' MARSH
had gone out pcrching with anelghpor lie ntn leis
word for US that mustn't worry he guessed nc shou
he hack plenty OF time TO about that tent When
heard that felt hysterca IT seemed to me Mysteries
were Unsuitable II not useful Maria Jano raised herSet
from her lobster boiler. put her hands on herhps ana
looked so full OF energy that Carlos anu revived py
merely gazing at her.
~of course yo don't take no stock In Marshs comm
back 10 do anything, do yet"
No, we did not